Hearing Impaired Girl Cracks UPSC in First Attempt

The recent news of a hearing impaired girl cracking the civil service exams has been giving to hope to people with hearing impairment issues all over the country. Many people make the mistake of assuming that just because one is unlucky enough to be a victim of a hearing loss issue, they do not have the same options open to them as everybody else. Vaishali Sharma has proved this wrings by clearing the IAS exams with an excellent score last year.

Vaishali Sharma suffers from 80% hearing loss and cannot hear much at all. However, she did not despair and taught herself lip reading to be able to cope with her daily life. Her hard work has resulted in enabling her o score the second rank in the physical disability category of the IAS exams, which is considered to be the toughest exam in the world. However, she was not selected as she the examiners deemed her to be unfit in the medical examination. This examination usually includes checking the BMI of the candidate amongst other things.

Vaishali Sharma Achieves UPSC Success Battling 80% Hearing Loss

Instead of despairing Vaishali worked even harder and scored more marks the next year, topping the physical disability category. She had also lost the pesky extra weight which had proven an obstacle the previous year, yet she was still rejected by the board. This made her even more determined to overcome her hearing disability which seemed to be the reason for rejection this time. Although heartbroken, she made up her mind to stops using her hearing aid and rely on lip reading to be able to understand the people around her. Her family was interested in approaching the justice system o right this grave injustice, yet Vaishali wanted to succeed on her own terms. Some of the all India civil service coaching centers were helpful by providing her with the requisite study material. She also took the drastic step of quitting social media as per https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/inspiring-this-upsc-civil-services-examination-topper-quit-facebook-whatsapp-for-a-year-secured-rank-9/1150661/.

Vaishali is a challenge and a Beacon of Hope

Vaishali is an MBBS degree holder from the Aligarh Muslim University. Her hearing loss issue has also prevented her from pursuing PG in clinical branches due to the difficulty in using the stethoscope. And not being able to respond to emergency phone calls. She was also unable to attend UPSC coaching classes, as she found it difficult to understand words in larger groups. This was when she took to the AMU library to study on her own.

The UPSC exam consists of written exams as well as an interview. Vaishali worked hard on her lip reading skills to make sure that she would be able to understand what the interviewers were asking. Since a hearing aid only amplifies the sounds and does not actually help in understanding what is being said, the lip reading skill helped Vaishali a lot more. This is how she managed to score a wonderful score of 170 out of 275. Vaishali is currently working as a junior resident at Mathura hospital. She has found herself at the odd end of life when facing several obstacles due to her hearing disability. Yet, each time she finds a way to overcome and emerge stronger. Vaishali is a beacon of hope for the generation to day as proof of how hard work will help you succeed in life.

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Only people with hearing impairment can understand the struggles they undergo day in and day out. They can better their lives with hearing aids. However, hearing aids have one obvious drawback- they end up amplifying each and every sound in the vicinity. For somebody who is trying hard to hear what the person next to him is saying, such noise would be akin to a sense of chaos! Thus, a hearing aid could have a jarring effect on his ears and not achieve the main purpose.

Are there any options available wherein the hearing aid only amplifies the sound that is meant to be heard, while diminishing the effect of the other unwanted sounds?

The good news is that there is indeed an option available, and it comes in the form of a nifty gadget called the hearing loop! A hearing loop is a device attached to the hearing aid and solves the above problem beautifully, thereby making the lives of those afflicted with hearing loss much better.

Many doctors have stressed the need for adopting relaxation techniques to facilitate the working of these hearing aids. Therapeutic treatments in centres like Riverday Spa, Sound Therapy Perth, etc. have shown a great deal of success. More information about such treatments can be found in sites like www.hearingloss.org.

What Is A Hearing Loop? What exactly does a hearing loop do?

A hearing loop amplifies the sounds that you need to hear, and at the same time reduces the unwanted background noises. It is a special equipment that boosts only the specific sound signals in the hearing aids. It helps those with hearing loss to focus on particular sounds. Consider this scenario- You need to hear a conversation clearly in spite of a lot of noise going on in the background. With the help of a hearing loop, you will be able to focus on the conversation without getting disturbed by the other sounds. This can be very handy when watching television or listening to radio. Generally, the hearing loops come with a cable in a T setting, along with a microphone and amplifier.

There are various types of hearing loops available, that helps people in various kinds of places and situations. The several types of hearing loops, and they are as follows:

Room loop: This is a loop that helps people with hearing loss when they are a part of the audience attending a lecture, amphitheatre, community centres, etc. This helps people to focus on the talk by the speakers.

Counter loop: These are made to help those who are either working in the customer services department or are interacting with customer services somewhere. These loops are placed on the countertop and facilitate dialogues between the customer and customer services. These loops enhance specific sounds in spite of barriers in such places.

Portable loop: As the name suggests, this is a hearing loop that can be carried and used anywhere. This device contains a loop, an amplifier and a cable. This kind of hearing loop helps you to interact with people anywhere, devoid of all struggles and hardship.

Infrared loop: This device does away with the need of having a cable attached and uses infrared rays for amplifying sounds. It is not necessary that this be installed right where you are. This can be put in a corner or some other place, away from the users.

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